The Health Resources and Services Administration predicts that by 2028, there will be a nursing shortage of over 267,000 nurses in the United States, with the state of South Carolina fourth in that projected shortfall.
Betternurse.org says rural areas are projected to face larger shortages than metropolitan areas.
Dr. Kandi Valentine, dean of Galen School of Nursing in Myrtle Beach, said local nursing schools are doing everything they can to make a dent in that shortage…